Research And Technology Development In Burn Medicine

Burns Care. Research into Practice.
Scarless Healing. In mind and body

Central Park Plunge 2025

Be one of 60 remarkable people to abseil 130 metres from the top of Central Park Tower on St George’s Terrace, Perth. Take in sweeping city views while raising funds for the Fiona Wood Foundation’s world-leading burns research, treatment and recovery support.

This is your chance to step up, step over the edge and change lives.

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Support life-changing research, care, and recovery.

You may have received a letter or email from us recently about our annual fundraising appeal.

This campaign is an important opportunity to support the Fiona Wood Foundation’s work to improve the lives of people with burn injuries through world leading research, impactful education, and advancing patient-centred care.

Every advancement we make is powered by people like you. Your support helps bring science to the bedside, improve recovery outcomes, and shape a future where no life is defined by burn injury.

Your gift today can help to change lives.

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The Ben and Bella Superhero Storybook and Teacher Guide Series

Each stand-alone book includes a teachers’ guide mapped to the Early Years Framework (Kindy) and the West Australian P-2 Curriculum. The guides include resources, discussion points and activities to improve children’s knowledge and understanding of burn injury, prevention, and burn first aid.

Early prevention education is crucial for avoiding burn injury. Join Ben and Bella, the Burnsafe Superheros, on their adventures and purchase your copy for your day care centre, primary school or home library by visiting our shop here.

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Join the Chip Study – As Seen on Channel 9 News

Researchers are studying how early-life burn injuries may affect vaccine responses. If your child is aged 11–13 and due for Year 7 vaccinations, they may be eligible to participate. To learn more or book an appointment, contact the Vaccine Trials Group at 0400 450 240.

Learn More HereJoin the Chip Study – As Seen on Channel 9 News

Winthrop Professor Fiona Wood FRACS AO

A burns specialist. A surgeon. A researcher. An innovator. A strong believer that a burn is more than skin deep.

Professor Fiona Wood is one of Australia’s most innovative and respected surgeons and researchers. A highly skilled plastic and reconstructive surgeon and world-leading burns specialist, she has pioneered research and technology development in burns medicine.

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What we do

By continually growing the body of knowledge in burns management and recovery, our work will save lives and make a significant difference to the recovery of people who have sustained burn injuries locally and around the world.

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Our impact

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Our stories

Burns are a life altering event. They cause immediate and long-term traumas to mind and body and are arguably the most painful, unique and complex injury a human can suffer.

Hear from one of our brave and inspirational burns survivors

When Esther was four, she was playing with friends at a campsite and fell back into the campfire suffering full thickness burns on her left hand. Many years and operations later, this is Esther’s burns journey.

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